Going Home Soon!

I find myself lazy, forcing myself to do useless things that will be left behind when we go in the rapture. I am convinced we are going home soon, our Spirit knows it and is fighting the urge to sit down and just wait for Christ and the Trumpet sound.

Hebrews 10:36-38 "…36You need to persevere so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised. 37For, “In just a little while, He who is coming will come and will not delay. 38But My righteous one will live by faith; and if he shrinks back, I will take no pleasure in him.”…"

God never called us to give up on everything He has for us to do and just wait for Him. We do wait for Him anxiously and with excitement but we keep working anyway.

Habakkuk 2:3

For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay."

Hebrews 10:25

"Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching."

Many of us have to meet online rather than in person because of the rampant apostasy in our time. There are churches everywhere but most have lost their first love and those who attend in large numbers are not born again.

Isaiah 26:20

"Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment until the indignation be overpast."

The rapture next, then the tribulation and the marriage supper of the Lamb, after that we return with Christ while He cleanses the earth of the evil upon it, then the Millennium in which we shall dwell for a thousand years with our King Jesus!!!! Hallelujah!

Modern Church Is Ready To Love The Devil | David Wilkerson Sermon Jam

As A Former Catholic and a Former Protestant: Leaving Behind "Religion" to Follow Christ.

As a former Catholic, I would like to share the differences between Christianity and the cult of Catholicism.

Christian beliefs are based on the Bible entirely without the traditions of man. The Catholic church adds man's rules and traditions that the Bible never speaks about. In fact, their traditions have higher priority than the Commands of the Bible. Sadly many Christian denominations have copied the traditions of the Catholic church violating more of the Scriptures than they obey.

Mark 7:13 13 Thus you nullify the word of God by the tradition you have handed down. And you do so in many such matters.”

There are many pagan practices that have been added to the Bible in the Catholic religion. The holidays all originate from paganism the Catholic hierarchy added to entice cults to join with them.

The reason Catholicism is constantly changing to fit with the world in their rules, such as embracing homosexuality and women priests is that they adhere much more to their traditions and being accepted by the culture around them than they do to the Bible. Actually, they promote manmade traditions more than they do the Bible.

The Bible teaches immersion for baptism as a picture of being completely cleansed of sin, going under the water coming up in newness of life. Baptism does not save anyone from hell, it is a spiritual picture of what Christ does in us when He comes to dwell in us. It is a public pronouncement of what God did for the born-again believer. Baptism is a choice made by a newly born-again person who made the choice to follow Christ. Nowhere in the Bible does God speak of “infant baptism”, as is the practice of the Catholic religion as well as the Lutheran denomination and others. Infants cannot make a choice to follow Christ nor does the baptism itself save them from anything.

God said that there is only one mediator between God and man and that is Christ Jesus.

1 Timothy 2:5-6 “5 For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave Himself as a ransom for all—the testimony that was given at just the right time.

Within the Catholic system, the pope acts as the mediator between Catholics and God. The priests act as mediators when the people are required to confess their sins to him rather than to God.

1 John 1:9 - If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

We confess our sins to Christ Who lives in us in order to be cleansed, there is no other mediator than Christ.

The Catholic religion calls Mary, “the Co-redemptrix”, in other words, she is a mediator between God and man and has the ability to do miracles on behalf of God. The Catholic church claims that Mary never had other children, was sinless, and was taken up into heaven without dying, none of this is true.

In the Bible Mary called Jesus Christ her Savior. Luke 1:46-56 She was not sinless, she was not taken into heaven without dying and she did have other children.

Mary had four other sons, Joseph was not the father of Jesus, God was His father, but Joseph was the father of the four other sons. It would have been a violation of Scripture for Mary to withhold herself from her husband. 1 Corinthians 7:5

The Catholic church forbids the marrying of the priests, another violation of God’s Word.

1 Timothy 4:3-4

Every Catholic mass is a re-sacrificing of Christ over and over again. This is opposite of what Christ said on the cross when He said; “it is finished.” Even worse the Catholic church teaches that the emblem or host as they call it, actually turns into the body and blood of Christ, a mental form of cannibalism which is also forbidden in the Bible. This is why the Mass is called “The Sacrifice of the Mass.”

The Catholic church teaches that your deeds get you to heaven, they deny that Christ’s blood was enough to cover the sins of those who are born again by the Spirit of God. Each Catholic is working their way to heaven and never knows if they ever make it.

God said; 1 John 5:12-13 12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. 13 I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life. 14 And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.”

In the Catholic church, Mary is referred to as the “Queen of Heaven”, this is downright frightening since in the Bible the Queen of Heaven is referred to as the Harlot of Babalon. The false goddess of fertility also known as Ishtar the goddess who ushered in the idea of Easter. The celebration of Easter is not in the bible, no where do we find commands or instructions in the Bible to celebrate the pagan holiday of Easter (Easter is the English word for Ishtar). Ishtar was the wife of the god Baal or Molech, who the people sacrificed their children to.

The holiday Christmas came from the pagan holiday having to do with the winter solstice. Every tradition celebrated in the Christ-mass comes from paganism. This is the reason Catholics love the holiday, they celebrate and mention Santa but rarely mention Christ. Santa is a false god, when this god was introduced to Catholicism pagans understood it, but as time went on they forgot where all this came from and never bothered to question it because it was so enjoyable for them. Protestants have tried to add Christ to these holidays because they loved the celebration but often will not evaluate them to see if they are acceptable to God.

God told us in the Scriptures not to call anyone our “Father”, that title is reserved for God the Father.

The priests in the Catholic church are called “fathers” as though they have authority over their congregations. They have no authority over the people, only Christ does for the born-again believer.

There are those who would say Catholics do not worship but only venerate the statues they bow to, kiss, and pray to. The fact is that kissing, praying, and bowing are all acts of worship reserved only for God. Calling a thing by a different name doesn’t change the nature of that thing.

In the Catholic church, the members are intimidated into following the priest and the other hierarchy of the church rather than Christ. I was discouraged from reading the Bible as a Catholic which made no sense to me. I felt no compulsion to follow the priest so I became born-again through reading the Bible. This made me the enemy of Catholic relatives and was shamed by priests for not believing only they could know God.

In the Bible, God teaches us that the leaders lead by example and teaching never by hierarchical rules they decide.

It is the Holy Spirit Who teaches and trains each and every born-again believer, we are to follow Him alone, evaluating everything the teachers say and do according to the Bible.

John 16:13-14 “ 13 However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come. 14 He will glorify Me by taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you.”

When we compare the dictates of the Catholic church to the Bible we find so many violations of God’s Word it takes a book to explain them all. This is the case with all cults, especially those who attempt to add the Bible to their false beliefs rather than taking God at His Own words and obeying them.

Cults are noted for intimidation and guilt to control people into following them rather than Christ. One sure clue when dealing with religion is when they become angry and mocking when we ask questions according to the Bible to clarify their beliefs, we know they do not care what God has to say.

Christianity is not a religion full of man-made rules, it is a relationship with God through His Son Jesus Christ. We love to obey the Bible because it is the very essence of Who Christ is, it is His Words full of wisdom and truth. Hallelujah!

Is it biblical to say "God loves the sinner, but hates the sin?"

Why Catholics are NOT Christian (Brief and to the point)

Why Would a Born-Again Believer Defend What God Hates

The book of Matthew was written to Jews who had the custom of divorcing from the betrothal, which is why the word "fornication" was used instead of "immorality" or "adultery."

In the other gospels, this exception for divorce was not mentioned because the gentiles had no custom of divorcing from the betrothal, meaning engagement.

This is also why God said to remain single or be reconciled if one divorced because God makes them one person, they don't make themselves that way. God did this, therefore what God does no one can undo.

1 Corinthians 7:10-12 "…10 To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. 11 But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife. 12 To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.…"

Ever since the government allowed for divorce the church followed the world and began to twist the Bible, finding false excuses to allow believers to divorce.

God's Word was clear on many things that the modern apostate church has perverted and accepted.

No one can undo the spiritual bond God makes between two people who make the promise "until death do we part." This spiritual glue that God used to bind two people into one can only be dissolved by God when death occurs.

Mark 10:12

"And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery."

1 Corinthians 7:39

"A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord."

Divorce and remarriage is not complicated, these acts are sin against God and the spouse who is put out. The law of the land does not take priority over the Law of God.

The law of the land allows for abortion, but it flies in God's face as does the allowance for divorce and remarriage.

We see what happens when people begin to twist the Bible mixing it with cultural thinking, the law of God is broken and the Christian culture runs amok to disobey God in favor of their own "feelings" and "desires."

It is amazing how many Christians become angry and even rage at those who would tell them what God said. They use every excuse in the societal book to justify what God hates.

Romans 7:3

"Accordingly, she will be called an adulteress if she lives with another man while her husband is alive. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law, and if she marries another man she is not an adulteress."

Malachi 2:16

16 “For I hate divorce,” says the Lord, the God of Israel, “and him who covers his garment with violence,” says the Lord of armies. “So be careful about your spirit, that you do not deal treacherously.”

Why would a born-again believer defend what God hates? Just asking!

Satan has no Control, Christ has ALL the Control

It has become clear to me over the years that people convey more honestly what they are feeling and thinking through their body language and actions.

Narcissists can say something nice while at the same time making you feel awful as though they do not mean what they are saying. This is not something anyone can explain, one has to experience it and know what they are watching to be able to understand this phenomenon.

This amazing God-given ability for the body to demonstrate what is in the heart without words. We can remain silent without words and still send messages that are clear to those who have discernment.

Some people will be saying yes to you while their head is shaking side to side as if to say no. Their bodies cannot hide their emotions or spiritual bent.

This is why I believe God said; "you shall know them by their fruit." The fruit is; love, joy, peace, gentleness, kindness, and self-control. These are intangible things, that can only be seen through body language and Spiritual discernment.

Galatians 5:22-23

"22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law."

The fruit of the Spirit of God does produce righteous actions but this fruit is present all the time within us even when there are no actions.

A dear friend once told me he could tell a man's character by the way he walked down the sidewalk. I believe him because I have seen this for myself. There is a proud walk and a humble walk, both visible to those with discernment.

I can also discern when someone is lying or making up stories to impress or in an attempt at superiority.

Proverbs 6:17-19

"17 Haughty eyes, a lying tongue,

And hands that shed innocent blood,

18 A heart that devises wicked plans,

Feet that run rapidly to evil,

19 A false witness who declares lies,

And one who spreads strife among brothers."

Proverbs 29:23

"One's pride will bring him low, but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor."

Psalm 10:4

"In the pride of his face the wicked does not seek him; all his thoughts are, “There is no God.”

Something to always remember, we must work on our inner man to become Christlike. We are not able to hide whatever is inside, it leaks out through our facial expressions and body language. We can only hide for a short time but those who are discerning will see our hearts anyway.

Why do you think non-believers are uncomfortable around authentic born-again believers? I believe it's because they can sense the Holy Spirit in us and the kindness they know they lack. There is a strong Spiritual element to our body language and facial expressions that the unbelievers can see but cannot explain. They think there is something about us that they cannot endure.

They see it with their own spirits without knowing what they are observing. They are disquieted around us but have to make up something they don't like about us because of that feeling they are having, but cannot point to any evidence that we have done anything wrong.

This is why non-believers often attack our character, describing their own character in their attack on us. They choose to believe we are just like them, so they accuse us of what they are doing and we are not. This has become common and typical in our day as the end times progress toward the tribulation.

2 Timothy 3:1-5

Difficult Times Will Come

"3 But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come.

2 For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, slanderers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,

3 unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good,

4 treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,

5 holding to a form of godliness although they have denied its power; avoid such people as these."

Have you ever been in a discussion about a matter when you disagreed with someone and they left the matter at hand and began to call you names, attacking your character when your character had nothing to do with the discussion?

I cannot tell you the number of times I encountered personal attacks against my character when the party I disagreed with could not refute my arguments based on the Word. Sadly this has happened more with Christians than with non-Christians. Non-Christians don't argue with me because they are aware they don't know the Bible. The Christians have been indoctrinated with false doctrine so they want to believe more than the one with whom they disagree.

Even when the Bible proved them wrong they refused to discuss what God said and began the character assassinations. I am convinced this is the devil's design to cause frustration in the believer so they will be caught off guard and act fleshly in defense of themselves.

I notice when the personal attacks begin they always follow the scripture provided that proved them wrong. This tells me it is not me they fight against, even though they think so, it is God they are fighting against not me.

When we no longer feel a need to defend ourselves we can remain calm and leave a discussion when it becomes a personal attack without regard to the original discussion.

When you say, "the Lord says this" and their come back is "you're mean, you're this or you're that", you know they will not hear God no matter how relevant the scripture is to what they are saying.

When we discover we are dealing with a manipulator attempting to cause us to fight we can completely disregard what they are saying and walk away realizing we cannot reach this person with the truth.

Unless expressly led by the Holy Spirit it is not wise to return to that fighter. They have developed in their mind that you are the person to be despised therefore they will not listen another time.

Pray for them, we cannot grow and change without being able to confess we don't know it all and that someone else may have something to offer us. Even more importantly we need to seek Christ for truth, not our own ideas or the ideas of anyone else. It must be the Scriptures and the Holy Spirit Whom we seek.

John 16:12-14 "…12 I still have much to tell you, but you cannot yet bear to hear it. 13 However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come. 14 He will glorify Me by taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you."

Don't allow the devil to goad you into ungodly responses, remain calm and loving and remove yourself politely.